Jeffrey J. Ralph, Wahpeton North Dakota is one of very few states with no private school vouchers and no charter schools, and as a result, our public education system is among the best in the country. Despite this, private school voucher advocates try every legislative session to siphon ...

Marlene Kouba, Regent HB 1145 is now in the Legislature and relates to the posting of the Ten Commandments in schools in North Dakota. I support that bill and encourage it be passed. When I first started teaching school, a copy of them was posted in each rural school and public schoolrooms. ...

Cathy and Ken Haarstad, Minot We as a family are grateful. Very grateful. Our adult daughter with disabilities was hospitalized last summer after she fell ill with diabetes, pneumonia and staph infection. She spent weeks on a ventilator and required lung and other surgeries, an infection ...

Steve Moen, Minot After watching the smoke and mirrors dog and pony show in Bismarck it is obvious that the legislature has no intention of reforming the unfair property tax. No mention was made concerning the unfairness of this tax that severely burdens poor taxpayers while letting many rich ...

Amy Jacobson, Executive Director, Prairie Action ND, Fargo The people of North Dakota deserve better than HCR 3003 – a proposal at the state legislature that would undermine our rights and our civic powers as citizens. This resolution, like last year’s Measure 2, is an attack on our ...

Dan Tyler, Stanley As an oilfield truck driver in the North Central region of North Dakota, I have witnessed recurring and concerning security issues involving airmen assigned to guard nuclear missile silos near Minot. These observations include airmen distracted by personal electronic ...